Want to get a SSD

[aaroncarlson]

Hi all i want to get a SSD for my os which is Windows 7 premium. And i also want to put my games on it. im a heavy gamer. Play lots of mmos and games off discs. I want to get this ssd but is it enough storage ill be fine with.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147193

 

[omnimodis78]

It should be fine, but it's always a very good idea to have an HDD running alongside an SSD. For example, there's no point in keeping data files of any kind on and SSD - so, those you can store on an HDD.

 

[DarkSable]

Most games get ZERO benefit from being on a SSD - the only ones that are good to put on there are MMOs and single player games that have a LOT of long loading screens.

Get a 128GB SSD and a 1TB hard drive. The 840pro is great, as is the OCZ Vector, but there's not really any need to spend that much - an 830 or Vertex 4 are both extremely good, reliable drives.

 

[edogawa]

As stated, games will not benefit from a SSD very much. Install all your games to your mechanical hard drive.

Get a smaller version: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147192

 

[gity69]

Agreed with the 128 and larger HDD, however if you use steam or other programs for large detailed single player games you can rotate installations onto a smaller SSD with relative ease. In games like skyrim and others of its ilk you can save a lot of time with loading screen time cut in half it seems. So if you can afford it get a 256GB, just make sure you have plenty of HDD storage as well.